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Can GOP reverse the damage done by Iraq?
Is the Iraq war to blame for the mess we are in? Now, I should qualify that question by explaining "mess" and "we." By "mess," I mean the dawn of Barack Obama's second term, the predictably catastrophic rollout of Obamacare, the exploding debt and...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Iraq War (2003-2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Elections
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Supremes waffle on marriage equality
Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Hillary Clinton, Gays and Lesbians, Jon Tester, John D. Rockefeller IV
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Maliki resists Kerry's call to halt flow of Iranian arms to Syria
BAGHDAD – Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on Sunday to stop Iran from flying arms across Iraqi territory to the beleaguered Syrian regime, but found him unwilling to give ground. In a visit to Baghdad that...
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Congress, Hillary Clinton, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baghdad (Iraq)
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South Carolina Democrats see O'Malley 'rising'
— Gov. Martin O'Malley took the stage Saturday at a high school in this early presidential primary state, telling an auditorium of South Carolina Democrats that his principles worked in Maryland — and they'd work elsewhere. "We're investing...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Governors Association, Punishment, Personal Weapon Control
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A filibustered judicial nominee withdraws
New York lawyer Caitlin Halligan, who was first nominated to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., almost 2 1/2 years ago, has asked President Obama to withdraw her nomination. As The Times noted in an editorial today, Halligan was the victim...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Lindsey O. Graham, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Elections, Barack Obama
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Biden, Bloomberg lean on Congress to act on guns
Vice President Joe Biden, seeking to reinvigorate slowing momentum for gun control legislation, urged Congress on Thursday to be courageous in supporting new laws and insisted that the political risks of supporting such laws were overblown. Biden...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Assault
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Put Brakes On Push For Red-Light Cameras
I'm a safe driver; too safe, if you ask my wife. There's only one thing that's ever caused me to slam my brakes: red-light cameras. Connecticut legislators have proposed three bills legalizing the use of cameras at traffic lights in larger cities and...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, American Civil Liberties Union, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Photography and Video, Saint Petersberg (Russia)
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Hillary Rodham Clinton announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton, free to dip her toe in the water of domestic politics after four years as the nation’s chief diplomat, joined other leading Democrats in endorsing same-sex marriage. Clinton’s announcement –...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Gays and Lesbians, Family, Rob Portman, Gay Rights
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Obama settles for half measures on gun control
For all the clamor from the White House and many in Congress to address the American scourge of gun violence, signs continue to point to a half-measure solution at best. President Barack Obama's State of the Union plea to the nation's lawmakers that the...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, U.S. Senate
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From pride to disillusionment: a black leader sours on Obama
I can hear 'em now. "He's a good guy"; "He's a family man"; "He'll govern like a moderate"; "It will be so good for the country"; "He's post-partisan." That the election of a mixed-race candidate for president sent positive messages about America around...
Tags: Religion and Belief, National Rifle Association of America, Small Businesses, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Department of State
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Lipinski to attend pope's installation
— Rep. Dan Lipinski, the Illinois congressman whose name has been mentioned as a potential U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, will attend the inauguration of Pope Francis on Tuesday. "I am honored to have the opportunity to represent the U.S....Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Congress, Jeff Fortenberry, Daniel Lipinski, U.S. Senate
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Who would do best against Hillary Clinton?
Though the next election is three years away, Republicans are gathering this weekend to mull their presidential chances. One poll finds that Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, would be in the best position to compete against potential Democratic...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Conservative Political Action Conference, The Washington Post, Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney
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